Jean-Philippe TROPEANO - Paris School of Economics

Jean-Philippe TROPEANO
Professor of Economics,
Paris School of Economics, Université de Paris 1
Personal details
Address
Tel.
Maison des Sciences Economiques
106-112 Bd de l'Hôpital
75 647 PARIS Cedex 13, France.
(33) 1 44 07 82 62
E-mail
[email protected]
Current Position
Sept. 2009-...
Professor of Economics, Université de Paris 1- Paris School of Economics
Coordinator of the Applied Microeconomics program at the Université de Paris 1- Paris
School of Economics
Past positions
2006-09
Professor of Economics, Université de Grenoble 2
Research centre: Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory (GAEL), INRA-Université de
Grenoble
2001-06
Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences), Université de Paris 1
2000-01
Post-Doctorate at CORE (Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
2000-01
Teaching assistant (ATER), Université de Paris 1
Research centre: Eurequa
1996-99
Teaching assistant (Allocataire-Moniteur de recherche), Université de Paris 1
Research centre: Eurequa
1997-99
National Service
Lecturer in Economics at Cairo University, Egypt (French program of the Faculty of
Economics and Political Science).
Education
2006
French national exam for full professorship (Agrégation de l’enseignement supérieur
en sciences économiques). Rank: 15th.
1999-2000
1996-1997
Ph. D. Thesis in Economics (june 2000), Université de Paris 1
Title : « Geography, Competition and Information: the rôle of Transport Costs».
Supervisor: Pr. Anne Perrot.
Jury : D. Laussel (referee), J. Gabszewicz (referee), Y. Zénou, C. Crampes and D.
Encaoua.
1995
Magistère in Economics, Université de Paris 1.
Master degree in Economics and Econometrics
Research Topics
Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Intellectual Property Rights, Spatial Competition
Publication Record
Publications in refereed journals
[1] «Contrôle des concentrations et lutte anticartels : Substituts ou compléments?» (with A.
Cosnita), Revue Economique, May, 2010.
[2] « Effets de voisinage et localisation: la ségrégation urbaine est-elle inéluctable ? »,
(with F. Moizeau and J.-C. Vergnaud), Revue Economique,.July, 2010
[3] « Merger Control with Asymmetric Information: What Structural Remedies Can and Cannot
Achieve » (with A. Cosnita), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2009.
[4] « On the impact of human capital and labour market matching on regional disparities »
(with J. Tharakan), Journal of Regional Science, 2009.
[5] « Why are technological spillovers spatially bounded? A Market Orientated approach »
(with E. Baranes), Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2003.
[6] « Politique d’infrastructure et choix de localisation dans un modèle de signal »,
Recherches Economiques de Louvain, 2003.
[7] « Information Asymmetry as a Source of Spatial Agglomeration », Economics Letters, 2001.
[8] « Choix de localisation, Coûts de transport et asymétries régionales » (with M. Lafourcade),
Revue Economique, 2000.
Working Papers submitted or in revision
[9] «Do Remedies Affect the Efficiency Defence? An Optimal Merger Control Analysis » (with A.
Cosnita), in revision for International Journal of Industrial Organization.
[10] «Credence Goods, Experts and Risk Aversion» (with O. Bonroy and S. Lemarié), submitted
[11] « Innovation, Coût de Transport et Localisation d’Entreprises », Cahier Eco & Maths 97-63
(with M. Lafourcade).
Other publication in book
[12] « Politique européenne de la concurrence » in Dix leçons d'économie contemporaine,
Dir.: Y Sanson, Dalloz, 2009
Work in progress
[13] « Do broad patents deter knowledge sharing? », with Michel Trommetter.
Abstract
We develop a theoretical model where two competing firms need access to basic knowledge that only
one firm owns. We determine the impact of an imperfect property right on the incentive to transfer that
knowledge to the competitor. We compare three transfer strategies. (i) patenting may lead to litigation
costs that depend on the competition toughness. (ii) keeping the knowledge secret involves no licence
revenue but ensures a monopoly profit. (iii) The firm can also cooperate with the competitor and
thereby avoids litigation. We show that whenever competition between both firms is low, making
patentable basic knowledge promotes knowledge transfer through research cooperation.
[14] « Fight Cartels or Control Mergers? On the Optimal Allocation of Enforcement Powers and
Resources within Competition Policy », with Andréea Cosnita.
Abstract
This paper deals with the optimal enforcement of the competition law in terms of merger and anti-cartel
policies. We examine the interaction between these two branches of the competition policy given the
cost of resources available to the competition agency and taking into account the ensuing incentives for
firms' behavior in terms of choice between cartels and mergers. We are thus able to infer the optimal
allocation of enforcement efforts between controlling mergers and fighting cartels, and thereby
conclude on their optimal competition policy mix. We show for instance that to the extent that firms
may switch from cartel to merger depending on the current focus of the competition law enforcement,
applying a stricter merger control only pays if the cartel fighting policy is not too expensive.
Research Contracts
ANR contract on “Pesticides use and the market of expertise” supervised by Stéphane
Lemarié (GAEL-INRA, ongoing)
ACI on « Politique et Territoire », supervised by Hubert Kempf, Université de Paris 1 (20052009).
Ministère de l’Environnement (D4E) ; « Espaces verts de proximité : entre attraction et
nuisances » (2002-2006).
ACI Jeunes chercheurs on « Stratification urbaine, inégalités et politiques de la ville »,
supervised by Fabien Moizeau, Université de Toulouse 1 (2001-2005).
Main conferences
2010
EARIE, Istanbul
2010
Workshop in "Optimal Enforcement and Decision Procedures for Competition Policy",
Chania
2010
Conference in Competition and regulation (CRESSE), Chania
2008
Conference in Competition and regulation (CRESSE), Athens
2007
EEA conference, Budapest
2006
EARIE conference, Amsterdam
2005
EEA conference, Amsterdam
2001
EEA conference, Lausanne
1998
EEA and ESEM conferences, Berlin
Organization of seminars
2006-09
In charge of the GAEL-INRA external Industrial Organization seminar
2001-06
Co-organizer with Marie-Laure Alain and Jérôme Pouyet of the Industrial economics
seminar at the Paris-Sorbonne Doctoral program.
Reports
Referee:
Annales d’Economie et de Statistiques, Journal of Economics, Revue d’Economie
Politique, Revue Economique, Revue Française d’Economie, International Journal of
Industrial Organization, European Economic Review, Journal of Public Economic Theory,
Review of Industrial Organization, International Review of Law and Economics
Expertise
Research unit assessment:
Agence d’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur (AERES).
Research project assessment:
Agence National de la Recherche (ANR).
Teaching
*: course taught in English
Université de Paris I
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Industrial Organization* (Master degree, 2004 and 2009-…)
Microeconomics (Magistère d’Economie and Advanced Undergraduates, 2002-2006
and 2009-…)
Economic Geography (Master degree, 2001-2006)
Competition Policy* (Master degree, 2005-…)
Game Theory (2009-…)
Université de Grenoble
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Industrial Organization (Advanced Undergraduates, 2006-2009)
Economics of Innovation* (Undergraduates, 2006-2009)
Microeconomics (Undergraduates, 2006-2009)
Competition Policy (Master degree, 2005-…)
Ph.D. Program in Africa (NPTCI)
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Industrial Organization (Dakar, 2008-…)
Cairo University
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Microeconomics (Undergraduates students, 2010-...)
General Directorate for Competition Policy (French Ministry of Economy)
- Training program in Competition Policy for Inspectors in Antitrust
Language skills
Language
French (Native)
English
Spanish
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